mada

I have heard that cold starts kill engines. Is this crap, or does the statement have merit? It's zero degrees outside but the sun is shining and I want to go tear around the hood' and hear that engine today.

mada

It's an 82 SC

andrew911

I think you'll be fine....only a couple of hours of good daylight left here in NJ!!!

mada

andrew911, thanks for the support but...Sheeeit, I'm looking for some really deep thinking here. let's get technical (geeky) here for a minute.

It's freezing cold.

I'm going to bring the engine up to temp and let it race back down to freezing?

I feel it's like taking a hot shower and running around the freezing cold neighborhood naked.

All that movement (expanding & contracting) of the engine can't be good.

3.2SLANTNOSE

The temp changes are very slow, except for the exhaust man. but then it has time to come up to temp. Cooling off should be no problem either, goes slow, lots of thermal units there, won't be "racing anywhere" Only problem is if you don't run long enough to really get to op. temp. has a good poss. of condensation formation. Run it long enough to get it "hot" should be no problems. A lot of people have found out about starting it for a few min. then shutting down... then they wonder why, later on, "why does my muffluer have holes in it." Have been in -0 before, no problems.

Jay Gratton

I won't hurt the car if you drive it in the cold weather. I know people who drive their 911's year round and have no problems. I would make sure that the car is fully warmed up before you "go racing around the hood" with it. Best wishes - Jay Gratton

Paul Conquest

I live in Alberta and drive my SC when it's as low as -20C (at least occasionally). As long as you let it warm up before pushing it, you won't have to worry about breaking anything. And as long as you let is warm to full operating temp (ie: 170F) before putting it away, you won't have to worry about condensation. That 915 tranny might be a bit stiff to shift until its warm though, and I'd stay off the roads when they're salting and sanding! Enjoy.

Saakey

would not worry about it...2 years ago i drove my car everyday (unless there was snow on the ground) and had no problems...just make sure, as everyone else has stated, warm it to operating temp before you take it past 4000rpms.

Perkins

i ran the hell out it this weekend in N. Virginia and it felt better than ever. Only problem, i'm still running 20w50 from the summer which turns into sludge overnight in the cold - making it a little harder to start in the a.m.

gerry100

Mr. Motronic loves the cold dense air, when he's had a chance to warm up.

Jay Gratton

Ask our very own John Dunkle for his take! HE drove his 911 year round for years and said it was amazing in the winter! Best wishes - Jay Gratton

Porschephanatic

Driving mine year-round for years now w/ no problems. (No Short Trips!) ENJOY!

HankN

Hey, fella. These come out of Germany, not the Bahamas. Why do you think the car has a crummy AC and great heater? Like everyone else, let it warm up well before winding it all the way up.

Jay H

My old '86 was incredible in the cold weather... I still remember driving it home after just buying it when it was 7 degrees above zero. Drove the rest of the week in single digit temps. It sure ran perfect in that weather...

Par911

I drive my SC year round exception of snow and rain. I'm currently running 20w50. The 3.0L does well in teens and twenty degree weather. But as others have stated, make sure it's properly warmed up.